good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unfairness; injustice; partiality
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
disinheritance; disowning
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
(period of) a year; during an era
instant; moment; for an instant
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
valuable article; valuables
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one day; (on) a certain day
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
study; diligence; discount; reduction
self-supporting student; working student
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan